Sensory Systems - Prefixes, Suffixes and Combining Forms

bi- (prefix)

two

bin- (prefix)

two

a- (prefix)

absence of, without, no, not, negates meaning

an- (prefix)

absence of, without, no, not, negates meaning

endo- (prefix)

within, in

-al (suffix)

pertaining to

-algia (suffix)

pain

-ar (suffix)

pertaining to

-ary (suffix)

pertaining to

-ectomy (suffix)

excision, surgical removal

-eal (suffix)

pertaining to

-gram (suffix)

record, radiographic image

-graphy (suffix)

process of recording

-ia (suffix)

condition of diseased or abnormal state

-ic (suffix)

pertaining to

-itis (suffix)

inflammation

-logist (suffix)

specialist or physician who studies and treats

-logy (suffix)

study of

-malacia (suffix)

softening

-meter (suffix)

instrument used to measure

-metry (suffix)

process of measuring

-oma (suffix)

tumor, swelling

-opia (suffix)

vision as it relates to condition

-osis (suffix)

abnormal condition

-pathy (suffix)

disease

-pexy (suffix)

surgical fixation

-phobia (suffix)

Abnormal fear, aversion to specific things

-stomy (suffix)

creation of artificial opening

-plasty (suffix)

surgical repair

plegia (suffix)

paralysis

-ptosis (suffix)

prolapse, drooping, sagging

-rrhea (suffix)

flow, discharge

-sclerosis (suffix)

hardening

-scope (suffix)

instrument used to view

-scopy (suffix)

process of viewing

-tomy (suffix)

incision, cut into

acous/o (combining form)

hearing

audi/o (combining form)

hearing

audit/o (combining form)

hearing

aur/o (combining form)

ear

aur/i (combining form)

ear

blephar/o (combining form)

eyelid

cochle/o (combining form)

cochlea

conjunctiv/o (combining form)

conjunctiva

cor/o (combining form)

pupil

corne/o (combining form)

cornea

core/o (combining form)

pupil

cry/o (combining form)

cold

cyst/o (combining form)

bladder, sac or cyst

dacry/o (combining form)

tear, tear duct

dipl/o (combining form)

two, double

ir/o (combining form)

iris

irid/o (combining form)

iris

is/o (combining form)

equal

kerat/o (combining form)

cornea

labyrinth/o (combining form)

labyrinth, inner ear

lacrim/o (combining form)

tear, tear duct

mastoid/o (combining form)

mastoid bone

myring/o (combining form)

tympanic membrane (eardrum

ocul/o (combining form)

eye

ophthalm/o (combining form)

eye

opt/o (combining form)

vision

ossicul/o (combining form)

ossicle

ot/o (combining form)

ear

phac/o (combining form)

lens

phak/o (combining form)

lens

phot/o (combining form)

light

pupill/o (combining form)

pupil

retin/o (combining form)

retina

salping/o (combining form)

eustachian tube, auditory tube

scler/o (combining form)

sclera

staped/o (combining form)

stapes, middle ear

ton/o (combining form)

tension, pressure

tympan/o (combining form)

tympanic membrane, middle ear

vestibul/o (combining form)

vestibule

xer/o (combining form)

dry